true-crime
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There’s something almost poetic about the fact that the most honest metaphor for incarceration — being wrung out, spun around, and hung up to dry — is also a literal job description. Prison laundry has been around as long as prisons themselves. And in almost every era, it has served the same dual purpose: to…
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It sounds like the setup for a dark comedy or a twisted Agatha Christie plot: death by laundry. But across history and into modern times, laundry—mundane, necessary, and often overlooked—has played a grim role in many real-life tragedies. From deadly industrial dryers to poison-laced garments, the world of laundry holds secrets soaked in sorrow and…
The Laundry Club Blog 